"There are lives to brighten, there are hearts to touch, and there are souls to save." Thomas S. Monson

Monday, April 27, 2015

Abrir Ya Bocas

My Superhero Meal from Subway

This
week has definitely been harder than the last, but so rewarding also! I think
the hardest thing for me is people not wanting to listen. If they only
knew what happiness the gospel has brought me! They would come running towards
us if they could see the amount of blessings I have received. But, the Lord has
a plan for me, my companionship, and this area. We just need to find out what
it is, and trust in it!

I
was able to meet President Snow and his wife this week. They are both so nice
and so supportive; I feel that I have a new set of grandparents! President Snow
already trusts in me and knows that I can have an amazing mission if I continue
to work hard. We also had a zone conference, and I learned so much! Especially
about the importance of obedience. If we as missionaries are not obedient, the
Spirit cannot work with us, and we cannot teach. Obedience is essential for
success in the mission and after the mission! But, my favorite thing from zone
conf was when our housing leader spoke. He said "If ya know
the church is true, Y'ULL CLEAN YA HOUSE!" ha ha!

Las Vegas after the rain

Red Nose Day for Children

We
had some amazing lessons this week! Our new investigator from last
week is amazing! He is so prepared, and I cannot wait to teach him more! He
committed to be baptized, and next lesson we will be committing him to a
date. Our other investigator is closest to baptism. He is struggling
with wanting to know everything before he gets baptized. He has so much faith,
but he doesn't think that it is enough. During our lesson with him, the Spirit
prompted me to say different things. I was afraid that it would not make any
sense in Spanish, but all the words I needed came into my mind, and I knew exactly
what to say. It was such an amazing and humbling experience to have the Spirit
speak through me! I truly felt that the Savior was right there with us.

Hometown Juice Here in Nevada

Our
huge miracle for the week: We had a hard day. No one was answering doors and we
had had no street contacts at all. Members and investigators had
cancelled.....it was hard! For the last hour of our day we decided to contact
potentials around our apartment complex. We came around the corner to the next
house we were going to, and a lady was coming down to walk her dog. We started
talking to her, and she wasn't the person we were looking for, but lived with
that person. She invited us into her house to teach her the first lesson. The
Spirit was so strong, and both me and my companion were able to speak really good
Spanish. It was amazing! I was also able to do the First Vision from memory,
which was crazy! The Spirit was tangible, I could almost touch it.

CCM Compa in Nevada!

I
know that this church is true with all of my heart! I know that my Heavenly
Father knows me personally. That has been testified to me so much this week.
Whenever we felt like nothing was going right, the Lord would hand us another
miracle. I'm not going to lie--at times it is so hard and all I feel like doing
is collapsing. But the Lord has a plan for me and for each of us. I am here
because the Lord needs me here and knows that I can change lives. This gospel
is amazing!

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¡Hola! My name is Hermana Erickson, and I have been called to serve as a missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. I will be laboring in the Nevada Las Vegas mission as a Spanish sister from March of 2015 to September of 2016.